Source: Kings’ Loucks the leading prospect at FSU
- Andrea AdelsonMar 7, 2025, 12:13 PM ET Close ACC press reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010.
- Graduate of the University of Florida.Sacramento Kings assistant and Florida State alum Luke Loucks has actually emerged as the leading prospect to prosper Leonard Hamilton as Seminoles head coach, a source informed ESPN on Friday.An offer is expected to come together over the weekend.Loucks, 34, has invested his whole coaching profession in the NBA, consisting of the last three seasons as an assistant with the Kings. He began as a video organizer and player development coach at Golden State in 2016. Editor’s Picks< img src="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2023/0516/r1174047_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center"
width=”65″ height=”65″/ > Though Loucks has no head coaching experience, he has a deep understanding of Florida State basketball. Loucks played at Florida State under Hamilton from 2008 to 2012. Throughout his time there, Florida State made four straight NCAA Competition looks and won its only ACC Competition championship in 2012.
Hamilton revealed his retirement last month, leaving Florida State as the winningest head coach in school history after 23 seasons at the helm. But the Seminoles have missed 4 straight NCAA tournaments and struggled to discover the consistency that had actually once been a hallmark of the program.